abc's john quinones puts that question to the test tonight. >> reporter: it's that dark glow, that beach-ready body. and on "the jersey shore," it's a religion. >> i want to go tanning. i'm as pale as a ghost. i'm almost as white as my teeth. >> i'm tanorexic, bro. >> reporter: how much tanning is too much? way too much? natalie is an actress. >> am i tan enough? >> reporter: playing a girlfriend, who wants her boyfriend to undergo a dangerous transformation. >> i'm going to go from this. >> reporter: cue the spray gun. >> and this is me now. >> reporter: and when he walks out of that tanning room door, it's still not enough. >> you need to go back in the room right now. you're not dark enough. go. >> i'm, like, burning. >> no, you're not. >> yes, i am. >> this doesn't look normal, right? >> reporter: we're not sure if this man is seeing red or orange. >> no. you have to burn to get tan. >> no. not like that. >> my skin feels like it's going to come off. >> that's good. it means it's working. >> reporter: and some advice everyone can agree on. >> and get a new girlfriend. >> get a new girlfrie